Deputies: Boy, 7, left home alone while mom went to movies

An Osceola County woman was charged with child neglect after deputies said she left her 7-year-old home alone.

Officials said they were called to the Rodeway Inn on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway Saturday afternoon in response to a 911 hang-up call.

When authorities arrived they discovered a 7-year-old boy in one of the motel rooms alone, according to a release.

Investigators said the boy told them his mother and her boyfriend left him while they went to see a movie.

Deputies said they noticed they child was within reach of open beer cans.

Natalie Figueroa, the child's mother, was located and told officials that she left the child alone because he didn't want to see a scary movie. She also said she thought her boyfriend's brother was watching her son, according to a release.